精品解析：北京市平谷中学2025-2026学年高二下学期期中英语试题

完形填空 Dave King is in his second winter of snowplowing (铲雪) people’s driveways for free. April Frazier is one person who has benefited from King’s kindness. She is a single mother. After one storm last year, she was busy looking after her kids and just knew she was not going to be able to get out there and___1___the snow. Frazier saw a post online in which King invited people to contact him if they needed help with that day’s storm. She___2___to him and offered to pay him, but he refused. Frazier was grateful — and has been___3___to see, with every storm since, King has reported to her house and plowed her driveway, never___4___a penny (一分钱). Now he also plows her parents’ driveway for free. And one time, he___5___plowed her parents’ neighbors’ driveways without anyone asking him. “He is loyal and___6___,” said Frazier. King got the idea when he overheard a neighbor complaining she was having difficulty with the snow in her driveway. It occurred to King that he could plow the driveways of people in need for free. King went online and invited anyone who needed their driveways plowed to get in touch with him. People were___7___at first, as though he had some kind of dishonest plan going. But they were quick to find out he was___8___and started taking him up on his offer. King hopes to___9___this kindness and generosity and set up a whole network of volunteers to help people in need. “King is making a positive difference in the community,” Frazier said. “He is an unsung hero for this town. He inspires hope in____10____.” 1. A. feel B. remove C. collect D. appreciate 2. A. reached out B. looked up C. held on D. gave in 3. A. proud B. anxious C. puzzled D. surprised 4. A. spotting B. costing C. expecting D. rejecting 5. A. even B. almost C. still D. rather 6. A. humorous B. committed C. optimistic D. imaginative 7. A. bored B. disappointed C. cautious D. frightened 8. A. genuine B. popular C. courageous D. wise 9. A. receive B. expand C. keep D. practice 10. A. creativity B. honesty C. confidence D. humanity 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D 4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. A 9. B 10. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Dave King帮人免费铲雪的善举。 【1题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年一场暴风雪过后，她忙着照顾孩子，才知道自己没办法出去铲雪了。A. feel感觉；B. remove去除；C. collect收集；D. appreciate感激。根据上文“After one storm”可知，她忙着照顾孩子，才知道自己没办法出去铲雪了，空格处意为“去除”。故选B。 【2题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她主动联系他，提出付钱给他，但他拒绝了。A. reached out伸出；B. looked up查询；C. held on不挂断电话；D. gave in屈服。根据上文“King invited people to contact him if they needed help with that day’s storm”可知，她主动联系他，提出付钱给他，reach out to sb.意为“联系某人”。故选A。 【3题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Frazier很感激，也很惊讶地发现，自从King到她家并在车道上铲雪以来，每次暴风雪都没有要求得到一分钱。A. proud骄傲的；B. anxious焦虑的；C. puzzled困惑的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据下文“with every storm since, King has reported to her house and plowed her driveway, never__4___a penny”可知，她很惊讶地发现，自从King到她家报到并在车道上铲雪以来，每次暴风雪都没有指望得到一分钱。故选D。 【4题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Frazier很感激，也很惊讶地发现，自从King到她家并在车道上铲雪以来，每次暴风雪都没有要求得到一分钱。A. spotting发现；B. costing需花费；C. expecting要求；D. rejecting拒绝。根据上文“Dave King is in his second winter of snowplowing (铲雪) people’s driveways for free”可知，King帮人铲雪不要一分钱。故选C。 【5题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一次，他甚至在没有人要求的情况下，把她父母邻居的车道的雪铲了。A. even甚至；B. almost几乎；C. still仍然；D. rather相当。根据下文“without anyone asking him”可知，他甚至在没有人要求的情况下，把她父母邻居的车道的雪除了。故选A。 【6题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“他很忠诚，”Frazier说。A. humorous幽默的；B. committed忠诚的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. imaginative富有想象力的。根据上文“He is loyal and”可知，他很忠诚。故选B。 【7题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一开始人们都很谨慎，好像他有什么不诚实的计划。A. bored无聊的；B. disappointed失望的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. frightened害怕的。根据下文“as though he had some kind of dishonest plan going”可知，一开始人们都很谨慎。故选C。 【8题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但他们很快就发现他是真诚的，并开始接受他的提议。A. genuine真诚的；B. popular受欢迎的；C. courageous勇敢的；D. wise明智的。根据下文“started taking him up on his offer”可知，他们很快就发现他是真诚的。故选A。 【9题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：King希望扩大这种善良和慷慨，并建立一个完整的志愿者网络来帮助有需要的人。A. receive收到；B. expand扩大；C. keep保持；D. practice练习。根据下文“set up a whole network of volunteers to help people in need”可知，King希望扩大这种善良和慷慨。故选B。 【10题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他激发了对人性的希望。A. creativity创造力；B. honesty诚实；C. confidence自信；D. humanity人性。根据上文“King hopes to___9__this kindness and generosity”可知，他激发了对人性的希望。故选D。 语法填空 语法填空 In January 2018, the cloning of two long-tailed monkeys, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua ____11____ (announce) by Chinese Hua Hua, 1.scientists. They were the first-ever primates to have been cloned! In comparison with other species, cloning primates has proved to be “much ____12____ (hard)”, and doing so with non-reproductive cells was even more complicated. Dr. Sun Qiang, director of the research team, said they had been wholly ____13____ (devote) to the research and had been taking care of more than 1,000 monkeys 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more than 5 years. There had been a number of ____14____ (failure) before they eventually found a way to ____15____ (successful) clone a monkey By the end of each day, we all long for a little personal space and quiet time. Alone time can vary greatly from person to person. For some, it is ____16____ (simple) about being physically away from people, while for others, it is the ability ____17____ (disconnect) when alone. To figure out whether alone time energizes or consumes you, you’d better dedicate a full day just to yourself and observe ____18____ it affects your emotions. If you feel refreshed after taking time to yourself, you can set aside more alone time into your schedule. However, if you feel frustrated when alone, you need to lean into social connections more frequently. DeepSeek-R1, ____19____ core technologies are built upon a next-generation large language model architecture, highlights China’s growing strength in AI innovation. This smart assistant can answer complex questions, create digital art and even write computer code. DeepSeek-R1 learns by repeatedly ____20____ (try), unlike other AIs that rely on large amounts of prepared examples. It practises many times and gets ____21____ (good), much like how students master maths. ____22____ the development of DeepSeek-R1,China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work, not just money. 【答案】11. was announced 12. harder 13. devoted 14. failures 15. successfully 16. simply 17. to disconnect 18. how 19. whose 20. trying 21. better 22. With 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了2018年中国科学家成功克隆两只猕猴，介绍了技术难度、科研投入及人工智能DeepSeek-R1的发展与特点。 【11题详解】 考查时态语态。​句意：2018年1月，中国科学家宣布克隆出了两只长尾猴——中中和华华。根据时间状语In January 2018可知，句子描述过去发生的事，且主语the cloning与动词announce之间是被动关系，故用一般过去时的被动语态，be动词用was。 【12题详解】 考查形容词比较级。​句意：与其他物种相比，克隆灵长类动物被证明要“难得多”，而用非生殖细胞这样做则更加复杂。根据空前的much修饰形容词比较级以及上文的“In comparison with other species”可知，此处表示“更难”，应用比较级形式。 【13题详解】 考查固定短语。​句意：研究团队负责人孙强博士说，他们一直全身心投入到研究中，5年多来，他们每周7天、每天24小时照顾1000多只猴子。固定搭配be devoted to (doing) sth.意为“致力于某事”。 【14题详解】 考查名词复数。​句意：在他们最终找到成功克隆猴子的方法之前，经历了多次失败。根据空前的“a number of”（许多）可知，其后应接可数名词复数形式。 【15题详解】 考查副词。​句意：在他们最终找到成功克隆猴子的方法之前，经历了多次失败。空处需用副词修饰动词作状语，successful的副词形式为successfully“成功地”。 【16题详解】 考查副词。​句意：对某些人来说，独处仅仅意味着身体上与人群分开。此处需用副词修饰介词短语，表示“仅仅，只”。 【17题详解】 考查非谓语动词。​句意：对另一些人而言，独处是能够断开与外界的联系。根据空前the ability可知，名词后常用不定式作后置定语，构成the ability to do sth.结构，意为“做某事的能力 ”。 【18题详解】 考查宾语从句。​句意：为了弄清楚独处是让你充满活力还是消耗你，你最好花一整天时间独处，并观察它是如何影响你的情绪的。空处引导宾语从句，从句缺少方式状语，表示“如何”，应用连接副词引导宾语从句。 【19题详解】 考查定语从句。​句意：DeepSeek-R1的核心技术建立在下一代大语言模型架构之上，突显了中国在人工智能创新方面日益增长的力量。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是DeepSeek-R1，且关系词与core technologies构成所属关系，应用关系代词whose引导该从句。 【20题详解】 考查非谓语动词。​句意：DeepSeek-R1通过反复尝试来学习，不像其他依赖大量现成样本的AI。根据空前介词by可知，介词后接动名词作宾语。 【21题详解】 考查形容词比较级。​句意：它多次练习并变得更好，就像学生掌握数学一样。根据前文“practises many times”及语境可知，练习多了会变好，暗含比较含义，应用比较级。 【22题详解】 考查介词。​句意：随着DeepSeek-R1的发展，中国向世界表明伟大的成就源于新想法和辛勤工作，而不仅仅是金钱。此处为固定搭配“with the development of...”，意为“随着……的发展”。 阅读理解 We are pleased to announce the launch of the “2025 Youth Photo Challenge for Disaster Risk Reduction ”. Young and amateur photographers are invited to participate by sharing their best photos. The top 10 selected photos will be exhibited and featured in UN communication materials, which will foster a greater understanding and appreciation of resilience in the face of climate emergency, and to increase the voices of youth globally. Theme The theme centers on the impact of heat waves, wildfires, and floods. In particular, we encourage participants to: Record solutions, prevention measures, and mechanisms adopted by individuals, local communities, and national authorities to tackle these climate challenges. Reflect innovation and adaptation in the face of adversity. Evaluation criteria Photos will be evaluated based on four criteria: Relevance to theme: This criterion assesses how effectively the photograph captures the impact of heat waves, wildfires, and floods, as well as the response mechanisms employed to address these challenges. Impact and storytelling: This criterion evaluates the emotional strength of the photograph. Special consideration will be given to photos that successfully tell stories of resilience and empowerment. Creativity and originality: This criterion focuses on the uniqueness of the perspective and the innovative reflection of the themes. Technical quality: This criterion examines the technical aspects of the photograph, including composition and overall visual appeal. Submission guidelines Submission deadline: 15 September 2025 Announcement of selected photos: The top 10 photos will be announced on 13 October 2025, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Entries should be emailed to undrr-roeca@un.org with the subject line “Summer 2025 Photo Challenge Submission”. Each submission must include: the photographer’s full name and age; location of the photo and date; and brief description (50-100 words) explaining the photo’s context and relevance to the theme. Participants must confirm the originality of their work and ensure they have obtained all necessary permissions for any identifiable individuals in the photos. 23. What do we know about the Photo Challenge? A. It will display the best photographs. B. It mainly focuses on community efforts. C. It is open to professional photographers. D. It aims to work out solutions to disasters. 24. An entry is likely to be chosen if it ___________. A. reflects international relief efforts B. demonstrates the optimism of youth C. shows the appeal of advanced technology D. presents original viewpoints on climate crisis 25. What is one of the requirements for submission? A. Attaching a brief introduction. B. Sending the entry by 13 October. C. Completing an application form. D. Getting permission from the community. 【答案】23. A 24. D 25. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2025年减灾防灾青年摄影挑战赛的相关信息。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“The top 10 selected photos will be exhibited and featured in UN communication materials,(前十名精选照片将被展出并收录于联合国的宣传材料中)”可知，这个摄影挑战将会展示最好的照片。故选A。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据Evaluation criteria部分中的第三个星号内容“Creativity and originality: This criterion focuses on the uniqueness of the perspective and the innovative reflection of the themes.(创造性和原创性：此标准侧重于视角的独特性和对主题的创新性反映)”可知，如果参赛作品在气候危机上提出了原创的观点，那么它很可能被选中。故选D。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据Submission guidelines部分中第四个星号内容的“Each submission must include: the photographer’s full name and age; location of the photo and date; and brief description (50-100 words) explaining the photo’ s context and relevance to the theme.(每份提交材料必须包括：摄影师的全名和年龄；照片的拍摄地点和日期；以及简短描述（50-100字）解释照片的背景和与主题的关联性)”可知，提交指南中要求每份作品附有简要说明。故选A。 After the deadly hurricane in October, Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton, North Carolina, near hard-hit Asheville, went for a walk with her friend to check out the homes destroyed in the disaster. “We spent about four hours digging through the mud, looking for any belongings we could find,” Schenker said. During the process, she found some photographs that didn’t belong to them and laid them out, hoping they could be reunited with their owners. Schenker said that thinking about the photos she had left behind kept her up that night. She was afraid that if it rained or the wind blew, the photos wouldn’t be able to be reunited with their families. The next day, Schenker went back to collect the photos and ended up finding more — about 200 of them — containing school portraits, birthday cards, and images of childhood friends and families on vacation. She said it was clear that the photos belonged to multiple families, and she understood how special such memories could be to them. Realizing how many important family memories she now had in her possession, she created the Photos from Helene page — a virtual lost-and-found where people could recognize and reclaim their photos. She hoped people would recognize the photos on her page and that word of mouth would help reunite them with their rightful owners. Schenker took the photos home, cleaned them off, and organized them into folders and bins for safekeeping until they could be returned to their owners. Schenker mailed photos to people who were no longer in the area, but she also hand-delivered those that belonged to families who still lived nearby. Each reunion served as a heartwarming reminder of the importance of her work. In one instance, Becky Tate and her daughter both recognized their photos on the online page. Tate’s daughter, Nancy, commented that her mom was in tears when they made the discovery. “The process is definitely fulfilling,” Schenker said. “It’s enjoyable to witness the moment when a photograph is returned to its rightful owner, and to observe people in the comments mentioning each other and sharing their thoughts and saying, ‘Oh my gosh, you just reminded me of this moment in my life that I had totally forgotten about.’” She said she chose the name for her page because most of the photos they’ve seen come out of the hurricane show the devastation (破坏) left behind—but her Photos from Helene are happy memories of Asheville and the lives there. 26. What can we know about the photos on Schenker’s page? A. They were all proof of the hurricane. B. They were seriously damaged in the storm. C. They were left behind by some families on purpose. D. They were discovered in areas impacted by the hurricane. 27. Which sentence best expresses Schenker’s motivation for her page? A. “The hurricane destroyed everything in its path.” B. “I wanted to clean the photos and keep them as memories.” C. “I realized how important these photos must be to someone.” D. “It was just so sad to see so many photos spread and damaged.” 28. Why were Schenker’s actions important after the hurricane? A. They gave comfort to those affected. B. They inspired others to volunteer and help. C. They provided supplies to families in need. D. They raised awareness of survivors’struggles. 29. Which of the following words can best describe Schenker? A. Curious. B. Caring. C. Ambitious. D. Adventurous. 【答案】26. D 27. C 28. A 29. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要报道了在北卡罗来纳州坎顿经历了一场致命飓风后，Taylor Schenker帮助寻找并归还受灾居民遗失的照片的故事。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“After the deadly hurricane in October (10月那场致命的飓风过后)”和第二段““We spent about four hours digging through the mud, looking for any belongings we could find,” Schenker said. During the process, she found some photographs that didn’t belong to them and laid them out, hoping they could be reunited with their owners.(“我们花了大约四个小时在泥浆中挖掘，寻找我们能找到的任何东西，”Schenker说。在这个过程中，她发现了一些不属于它们的照片，并把它们放了出来，希望它们能和它们的主人团聚。)”可知，Schenker页面上的照片是在受飓风影响的地区被发现的。故选D。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“She said it was clear that the photos belonged to multiple families, and she understood how special such memories could be to them.(她说，很明显，这些照片属于多个家庭，她明白这样的记忆对他们来说有多特别。)”和第四段“She hoped people would recognize the photos on her page and that word of mouth would help reunite them with their rightful owners.(她希望人们能认出她页面上的照片，并希望口口相传能帮助它们与真正的主人团聚。)”可知，Schenker创建网页是因为她意识到那些照片对那些人很重要，所以最能表达她的目的的句子是““I realized how important these photos must be to someone.”(“我意识到这些照片对某人来说有多重要。”)”。故选C。 【28题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“Schenker mailed photos to people who were no longer in the area, but she also hand-delivered those that belonged to families who still lived nearby. Each reunion served as a heartwarming reminder of the importance of her work.(Schenker把照片寄给那些已经不在这个地区的人，但她也亲手把那些仍然住在附近的家庭的照片寄给他们。每次团聚都温馨地提醒着她工作的重要性。)”可知，Schenker在飓风过后的行动如此重要是因为它们安慰那些受影响的人。故选A。 【29题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Schenker said that thinking about the photos she had left behind kept her up that night. She was afraid that if it rained or the wind blew, the photos wouldn’t be able to be reunited with their families.(Schenker说，一想到她留下的照片，她那天晚上就睡不着觉。她担心如果下雨或刮风，这些照片就不能和家人团聚了。)”和第四段“Realizing how many important family memories she now had in her possession, she created the Photos from Helene page—a virtual lost-and-found where people could recognize and reclaim their photos.(意识到她现在拥有了多少重要的家庭记忆，她创建了“海伦的照片”页面——一个虚拟的失物招领处，人们可以在这里识别和收回他们的照片。)”可推知，Schenker是一个关心他人的人。故选B。 In recent research, my colleagues and I set out to investigate the neural (神经的) mechanisms underlying experiences like solving challenging problems. Specifically, we wanted to understand what happens in the brain while a person engages in abstract and demanding thought — so we designed a study involving math expertise. For our experiment, we selected 22 university students majoring in mathematics, along with 22 students from other disciplines. We asked the students to watch step-by-step presentations that explained how to solve several challenging math problems. Throughout this demonstration, the students wore a cap covered with electrodes (电极) so that we could track electrical activity in their brains. After each presentation, they had to report whether they thought they had understood the presentations and how engaged they felt during the experience. We found that students whose coursework involved little mathematics showed more signs of complex activity in the prefrontal cortex (皮层), indicating how hard they were working to understand the various steps of the complex math demonstrations. However, in the other group, we noted significant activity linking the frontal and parietal (顶骨) regions of their brain. More specifically, these areas exhibited a pattern of activity described as delta waves. Some recent research suggests that these delta waves may play a crucial role in the cognitive (认知的) processing that supports deep internal concentration and the relocation of information between distant brain regions. In fact, we suspect that the long-distance delta waves we observed may play a central role whenever people engage in contextual and complex problem-solving. This suggests that engaging brain networks in this way could be useful for many tasks requiring concentration. It’s likely that when people with extensive experience in a task are deeply engaged in that effort, these same delta waves are involved, even as the specific brain networks vary. It’s also possible — though we’ll need to investigate further to be sure — that this state of deep concentration is generalizable: developing this way of thinking in one domain could help you in others. These findings suggest a trade-off that people should keep in mind—particularly as artificial intelligence and other tools offer shortcuts for various forms of problem-solving. Each time we offload a problem to a calculator or ask Al to summarize an essay, we lose an opportunity to improve our own skills and practice deep concentration. To be clear, technologies can boost our efficiency in important ways, but the seemingly “inefficient” hard work we do can be powerful, too. 30. Based on the study results, how do Math majors process challenging math problems differently from non-Math majors? A. They experience less engagement during problem-solving tasks. B. They use more areas of their prefrontal cortex to solve problems. C. They display delta wave activity linking frontal and parietal regions. D. They show slower overall brain activity during complex problem-solving. 31. What does the underlined word “trade-off” in the last paragraph probably refer to? A. Weighing short-term efficiency against lasting cognitive benefits. B. Choosing between immediate convenience and faster results. C. Sacrificing technology’s advantage for human competition. D. Deciding between human effort and advanced tools. 32. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s view on the role of “inefficient” work? A. It allows the brain to build skills that are transferable to other tasks. B. It wastes time and resources compared to using technology. C. It improves engagement but has no cognitive benefits. D. It helps those who are good at subjects like math. 33. What is the best title for the passage? A. Which to Choose: Efficiency or Hard Work? B. What Benefits Us More: AI Tools or Deep Concentration? C. Employing Complex Math Problems to Enhance Delta Waves D. Developing Expertise Improves the Brain’s Ability to Concentrate 【答案】30. C 31. A 32. A 33. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲的是研究者们对比了数学专业学生与非数学专业学生在观看并理解复杂数学问题解法的过程中大脑活动的差异。研究发现，缺乏数学背景的学生在理解过程中前额皮层表现出更复杂的活动，显示出他们为理解这些步骤所付出的努力。而数学专业的学生则展示了额叶和顶叶区域之间显著的活动联系，并且特别表现为一种称为delta波的大脑活动模式。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“We found that students whose coursework involved little mathematics showed more signs of complex activity in the prefrontal cortex (皮层), indicating how hard they were working to understand the various steps of the complex math demonstrations. However, in the other group, we noted significant activity linking the frontal and parietal (顶骨) regions of their brain. More specifically, these areas exhibited a pattern of activity described as delta waves.(我们发现，那些课程中涉及数学较少的学生，在前额皮层表现出更多复杂活动的迹象，这表明他们在努力理解复杂数学演示的各个步骤时有多费劲。然而，在另一组学生中，我们注意到他们大脑的前额和顶骨区域之间有显著的活动联系。更具体地说，这些区域表现出一种被称为德尔塔波的活动模式)”可知，数学专业学生表现出连接前额和顶骨区域的德尔塔波活动。故选C。 【31题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Each time we offload a problem to a calculator or ask Al to summarize an essay, we lose an opportunity to improve our own skills and practice deep concentration. To be clear, technologies can boost our efficiency in important ways, but the seemingly “inefficient” hard work we do can be powerful, too.(每次我们把一个问题交给计算器，或者让人工智能总结一篇文章，我们就失去了一个提高自己技能和练习深度专注的机会。需要明确的是，技术可以在重要方面提高我们的效率，但我们所做的看似“低效”的辛勤工作也可能是强大的)”可知，划线词所在句子表示“人们应该牢记一种权衡——尤其是人工智能和其他工具为各种形式的问题解决提供了捷径”，划线词trade-off意为“权衡”，和“Weighing short-term efficiency against lasting cognitive benefits”意思相近。故选A。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“It’s also possible — though we’ll need to investigate further to be sure — that this state of deep concentration is generalizable: developing this way of thinking in one domain could help you in others.(还有一种可能——尽管我们还需要进一步调查才能确定——这种深度集中的状态是可以推广的：在一个领域培养这种思维方式可能有助于你在其他领域也表现出色。)”和最后一段“To be clear, technologies can boost our efficiency in important ways, but the seemingly “inefficient” hard work we do can be powerful, too.(需要明确的是，技术可以在很多重要方面提高我们的效率，但我们所做的那些看似“低效”的艰苦工作同样具有强大的力量)”可知，最好地概括了作者对“低效”工作的作用的看法是它允许大脑建立可转移到其他任务的技能。故选A。 【33题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第三段“We found that students whose coursework involved little mathematics showed more signs of complex activity in the prefrontal cortex (皮层), indicating how hard they were working to understand the various steps of the complex math demonstrations. However, in the other group, we noted significant activity linking the frontal and parietal (顶骨) regions of their brain. More specifically, these areas exhibited a pattern of activity described as delta waves.(我们发现，那些课程中涉及数学较少的学生，在前额皮层表现出更多复杂活动的迹象，这表明他们在努力理解复杂数学演示的各个步骤时有多费劲。然而，在另一组学生中，我们注意到他们大脑的前额和顶骨区域之间有显著的活动联系。更具体地说，这些区域表现出一种被称为德尔塔波的活动模式)”和第四段“Some recent research suggests that these delta waves may play a crucial role in the cognitive (认知的) processing that supports deep internal concentration and the relocation of information between distant brain regions.(最近的一些研究表明，这些德尔塔波可能在支持深层内部集中和远距离大脑区域之间信息重新定位的认知过程中起着至关重要的作用)”可知，本文主要讲的是研究者们对比了数学专业学生与非数学专业学生在观看并理解复杂数学问题解法的过程中大脑活动的差异。研究发现，缺乏数学背景的学生在理解过程中前额皮层表现出更复杂的活动，显示出他们为理解这些步骤所付出的努力。而数学专业的学生则展示了额叶和顶叶区域之间显著的活动联系，并且特别表现为一种称为delta波的大脑活动模式由此可知，“Developing Expertise Improves the Brain’s Ability to Concentrate(发展专业技能可以提高大脑集中注意力的能力)”适合作本文最佳标题。故选D。 Newspapers, advertisements, and labels surround us everywhere, turning our environment into a mass of texts to be read or ignored. As the quantity of information we receive continually increases and as information spreading is shifting from page to screen, it may be time to ask how changes in our way of reading may affect our mental life. For how we receive information bears vitally on the ways we experience and interpret reality. What is most obvious in the evolution of reading is the gradual displacement of the vertical (垂直的) by the horizontal—a shift from intensive to extensive reading. In our culture, access is not a problem, but proliferation (激增) is. And the reading act is necessarily different than it was in its earliest days. Awed by the availability of texts, the reader tends to move across surfaces without allowing the words to resonate (共鸣) inwardly. Interestingly, this shift from vertical to horizontal parallels the overall societal shift from bounded lifetimes spent in single locales to lives lived in wider geographical areas amid streams of data. This larger access was once regarded as worldliness—one traveled, knew the life of cities, the ways of diverse people…. It has now become the birthright of anyone who owns a television set. How do we square the advantages and disadvantages of horizontal and vertical awareness? The villagers, who know everything about their surroundings, are blessedly unaware of events in distant lands. The media-obsessed urbanites, by contrast, never lose their awareness of what happens in different parts of the world. We may ask, which people are happier? The villagers may have found more sense in things owing both to the limited range of their concern and the depth on their information. But restricted conditions and habit also suggest boredom and limitation. The lack of a larger perspective (视角) leads to suspiciousness and cautious conservatism, but for the same reason, the constant availability of data and macro-perspectives has its own decreasing returns. When everything is happening everywhere, it gets harder to care about anything. How do we assign value? Where do we find the fixed context that allows us to create a narrative of sense about our lives? Ideally, I suppose, one would have the best of both worlds—the purposeful fixity of the local, as well as the availability of enhancing views: a natural ecology of information and context. 34. What can we learn about the first two paragraphs? A. Readers today tend to ignore deep engagement with texts. B. It’s difficult to shift from vertical to horizontal reading. C. Where and how we read texts shapes our mental life. D. People are tired of information proliferation. 35. According to the passage, villagers . A. have a deeper understanding of their surroundings B. show no interest in what happens in the world C. are less bored than media-obsessed urbanites D. cannot adapt to changing situations 36. What can we learn from the passage? A. Vertical awareness allows us to care about others. B. Changes in our reading habits lead to the societal shift. C. It’s wise to keep a balance between a local and a global view. D. Horizontal reading affects our mindset more than vertical reading. 【答案】34. A 35. A 36. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。随着我们接收到的信息量不断增加，随着信息传播从页面转移到屏幕，是时候问一下我们阅读方式的变化会如何影响我们的精神生活了。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Newspapers, advertisements, and labels surround us everywhere, turning our environment into a mass of texts to be read or ignored.（报纸、广告和标签无处不在，把我们的环境变成了一大堆可以阅读或忽略的文本。）”以及第二段“Awed by the availability of texts, the reader tends to move across surfaces without allowing the words to resonate(共鸣) inwardly. (由于对文本的可用性感到敬畏，读者倾向于在表面上移动，而不允许文字在内心产生共鸣。)”可知，今天的读者往往忽略了与文本的深度接触。故选A。 【35题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The villagers, who know everything about their surroundings, are blessedly unaware of events in distant lands.（村民们对周围的一切都了如指掌，幸运的是，他们对遥远的地方发生的事情一无所知。）”可知，村民们 对周围环境有更深入的了解。故选A。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“How do we assign value? Where do we find the fixed context that allows us to create a narrative of sense about our lives? Ideally, I suppose, one would have the best of both worlds—the purposeful fixity of the local, as well as the availability of enhancing views: a natural ecology of information and context.（我们如何赋值?我们在哪里找到一个固定的环境，让我们能够创造一种关于我们生活的感觉?我想，最理想的情况是，一个人将拥有两全其美的一面——有目的的固定的地方，以及增强视野的可用性：信息和环境的自然生态。）”可知，在本地视角和全球视角之间保持平衡是明智的。故选C。 The term “growth mindset” has become something of a buzzword in our life. You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.____37____ One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs. This is untrue. Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.____38____What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not. Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.____39____It is important that you accept this and embrace it, while still desiring to experience growth anyway. This is the only way you can truly foster as m’ of a growth mindset as humanly possible. ____40____Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome. Rather, it is based entirely on the learning and growing process itself. When you are invested in a growth mindset, you are invested in the process regardless of the outcome. ____41____You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one. Understanding the truth about growth mindset will enable you to understand exactly how this trait can assist you in life. A. Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”. B. It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another. C. Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts. D. A second misconception is that people’s motivation comes from the process. E. But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means. F. This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude. G. Growth mindset assists people in having greater results from what they set out to accomplish. 【答案】37. E 38. F 39. B 40. C 41. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是成长型思维模式以及对成长型思维模式的误解。 【37题详解】 空前“You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.(你可以在任何地方找到它——在励志演说家的研讨会上，在教育课程的描述中，在公司的使命宣言中。)”讲述成长性思维这个说法无处不在，很受欢迎，下一段“One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs.(关于成长型思维模式的最大误解之一是，它与你的信仰持开放态度是一回事。)”说明很多人不理解成长型思维模式的真正含义，E选项“But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means.(尽管它很受欢迎，但有些人并不理解它的真正含义。)”说明很多人不理解成长型思维模式的真正含义，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选E。 【38题详解】 空前“Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.(对你的信仰持开放态度通常是对什么是真正的成长型思维模式的信念，但这实际上在研究界被称为“错误的成长型思维模式”。)”讲述对你的信仰持开放态度是错误的成长型思维模式，空后“What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not.(这意味着他们对自己的智力水平有一个固定的信念，这就是固定思维模式。他们认为自己在成长，而实际上并没有。)”讲述错误的成长型思维模式的表现，因此空格处应该也是介绍错误的成长型思维模式，F选项“This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude.(这类人本质上是一种“我已经拥有了，而且我一直都有”的态度。)”承上启下，符合语境，故选F。 【39题详解】 空前说“Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.(对别人的信仰和新事物持开放的态度是很好的，但这并不意味着你真的学到了什么。此外，没有办法拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式。)”，说明人不能拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式，B选项“It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another.(这实际上是不可能的，因为我们都以这样或那样的方式被固定住了。)”解释不能拥有一个真正完整的成长型思维模式的原因是我们被固定住了，符合语境，与上文是因果关系。故选B。 【40题详解】 空后“Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome.(仅仅为了回报或结果而做出的非生产性努力不被认为是成长型思维模式。真正的成长型思维模式与回报或结果无关。)”说明的是对成长型思维模式的另一个误解，成长型思维模式与回报或结果有关，C选项“Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts.(另一个错误的信念是，成长型思维模式是关于有回报的努力。)”说明了另一个误解是成长型思维模式是关于有回报的努力，符合语境，下文对前文进行具体的解析。故选C。 【41题详解】 空后说“You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one.(你不能简单地“拥有”成长型思维模式。你必须想要并为拥有一个（成长型思维）而投资。)”说明拥有成长型思维没有那么简单，因此成长型思维不是说做就做得到的，你必须为之努力，A选项“Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”.(思维模式比“说做就做”要难得多。)”说明了思维模式很难获得，引起下文，符合语境，故选A。 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题纸指定区域作答。 I smile as soon as I am greeted by the barista (咖啡师) who knows my name and order. As I head to a table, latte in hand, I feel a lightness in my step. This is a feeling you might experience in your daily life as well. Chances are, there are people you come into contact with daily, who you may not know well but can put a smile on your face. People like this are called “consequential strangers”. They could be the neighbor you chat to or even the person you regularly make small talk with at the gym. Typically, our lives feature many consequential strangers. We may only know some of them for a short time, whereas others may become longstanding parts of our lives. Like me, counsellor Tina Chummun has found that the barista she sees regularly is an important consequential stranger to her. “I trust the feedback from the barista because she has a completely different perspective of me,” she explains. Consequential strangers can give us a space to talk about things that perhaps we don’t with other people in our lives, and to hear alternative perspectives. These interactions are emotionally beneficial as well: the consequential strangers in my life not only help me feel a stronger sense of belonging to my community but also help with loneliness. And some of these connections could potentially become supportive relationships we can turn to for help. “There are many ways that you can approach strangers and start conversations,” says Tina. “If you’re at a train station waiting for a train, you can strike up a conversation about how annoying the delay is.” You may find that this brings you into a fuller conversation, but even if you only have a fleeting exchange with someone, this is a great way to build your confidence. Of course, not every consequential stranger is going to become a good friend and that’s OK. Still, they are a valuable part of your life, able to make you smile and feel a sense of connection. And that in itself is well worth celebrating. 42. What kind of people does the term “consequential strangers” refer to? _________________________________________________________ 43. How do consequential strangers contribute to the author’s emotional well-being? _________________________________________________________ 44. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are going to become your good friends. _________________________________________________________ 45. Write about one of your consequential strangers and how he/she influences you.( In about 40 words) _________________________________________________________ 【答案】42. It refers to the people you come into contact with daily, who you may not know well but can put a smile on your face. 43. They not only help the author feel a stronger sense of belonging to the community but also help with loneliness. 44. Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are going to become your good friends. Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are a valuable part of your life, able to make you smile and feel a sense of connection. 45. Possible version 1: The librarian at my community library is an important consequential stranger to me. He always greets me with a smile and extends appropriate care. I remember when I was having problems adjusting to high school life, he spotted it and encouraged me to embrace the new life bravely. Possible version 2: My consequential stranger is a friendly delivery person who always waves and asks about my day. His cheerful manner and genuine interest make me feel valued and connected to my neighborhood. His simple act of kindness brightens my day and reminds me that small interactions can make a difference. 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲的是“consequential strangers(重要的陌生人)”在我们的日常生活中的意义和作用。 【42题详解】 考查词句猜测。根据第一段“Chances are, there are people you come into contact with daily, who you may not know well but can put a smile on your face.(很有可能，你每天都会接触到一些人，你可能不太了解他们，但他们会让你微笑。)”和第二段“People like this are called “consequential strangers”.(这样的人被称为“重要的陌生人”。)”可知，consequential strangers指的是你每天接触的人，你可能不太了解他们，但他们能让你微笑。故答案为It refers to the people you come into contact with daily, who you may not know well but can put a smile on your face.。 【43题详解】 考查细节理解。根据第三段“These interactions are emotionally beneficial as well: the consequential strangers in my life not only help me feel a stronger sense of belonging to my community but also help with loneliness.(这些互动在情感上也是有益的：我生活中重要的陌生人不仅帮助我对社区有更强的归属感，还帮助我缓解孤独感。)”可知，重要的陌生人对作者的情感健康的贡献是他们不仅帮助作者感受到更强烈的社区归属感，还有助于缓解孤独感。故答案为They not only help the author feel a stronger sense of belonging to the community but also help with loneliness.。 【44题详解】 考查细节理解。根据最后一段“Of course, not every consequential stranger is going to become a good friend and that's OK. Still, they are a valuable part of your life, able to make you smile and feel a sense of connection. And that in itself is well worth celebrating.(当然，不是每个重要的陌生人都会成为好朋友，这没关系。尽管如此，他们仍然是你生活中有价值的一部分，能够让你微笑，感受到一种联系感。这本身就很值得庆祝。)”可知，不是每个重要的陌生人都会成为好朋友，但是拥有重要的陌生人是值得庆祝的，因为他们是你生活中有价值的一部分，能够让你微笑，感受到一种联系感。因此划线的部分是“they are going to become your good friends”。故答案为Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are going to become your good friends. Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are a valuable part of your life, able to make you smile and feel a sense of connection.。 【45题详解】 考查推理判断。根据自身实际情况，社区图书馆的图书管理员对我来说是一个重要而重要的陌生人。他总是微笑着和我打招呼，并给予我适当的照顾。我记得当我在适应高中生活方面遇到困难时，他发现了这个问题，鼓励我勇敢地拥抱新的生活。故答案为The librarian at my community library is an important consequential stranger to me. He always greets me with a smile and extends appropriate care. I remember when I was having problems adjusting to high school life, he spotted it and encouraged me to embrace the new life bravely.。 46. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的外国好友Jim即将参加主题为“Skills Needed for a Sustainable Future”的联合国青年论坛(UN Youth Forum)，为此发来邮件，就发言内容询问你的想法。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1．你认为重要的技能； 2．说明理由。 注意：1．词数100左右； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, I’m glad to hear you’re attending the UN Youth Forum. For a sustainable future, I think two skills stand out. First, the ability to innovate with green technologies is crucial. As climate change worsens, we need creative solutions like renewable energy advancements and waste-recycling systems to reduce environmental harm. Second, cross-cultural communication skill matters a lot. Global sustainability issues know no borders, and only by working together with people from different backgrounds can we share ideas and implement effective actions worldwide. Hope these ideas help you. Good luck with your speech! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于建议信。要求考生以红星中学高三学生李华的身份，给即将参加主题为“Skills Needed for a Sustainable Future”联合国青年论坛的外国好友Jim回复邮件，分享对未来可持续发展所需技能的看法并说明理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 高兴的：glad → delighted 重要的，关键的：crucial → vital 实施，执行：implement → carry out 全世界：worldwide → globally 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：First, the ability to innovate with green technologies is crucial. 拓展句：First, the ability to innovate with green technologies is crucial, as it drives sustainable development. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I’m glad to hear you’re attending the UN Youth Forum. (运用了省略连词that的宾语从句) [高分句型2] As climate change worsens, we need creative solutions like renewable energy advancements and waste-recycling systems to reduce environmental harm. (运用了as引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 完形填空 Dave King is in his second winter of snowplowing (铲雪) people’s driveways for free. April Frazier is one person who has benefited from King’s kindness. She is a single mother. After one storm last year, she was busy looking after her kids and just knew she was not going to be able to get out there and___1___the snow. Frazier saw a post online in which King invited people to contact him if they needed help with that day’s storm. She___2___to him and offered to pay him, but he refused. Frazier was grateful — and has been___3___to see, with every storm since, King has reported to her house and plowed her driveway, never___4___a penny (一分钱). Now he also plows her parents’ driveway for free. And one time, he___5___plowed her parents’ neighbors’ driveways without anyone asking him. “He is loyal and___6___,” said Frazier. King got the idea when he overheard a neighbor complaining she was having difficulty with the snow in her driveway. It occurred to King that he could plow the driveways of people in need for free. King went online and invited anyone who needed their driveways plowed to get in touch with him. People were___7___at first, as though he had some kind of dishonest plan going. But they were quick to find out he was___8___and started taking him up on his offer. King hopes to___9___this kindness and generosity and set up a whole network of volunteers to help people in need. “King is making a positive difference in the community,” Frazier said. “He is an unsung hero for this town. He inspires hope in____10____.” 1. A. feel B. remove C. collect D. appreciate 2. A. reached out B. looked up C. held on D. gave in 3. A. proud B. anxious C. puzzled D. surprised 4. A. spotting B. costing C. expecting D. rejecting 5. A. even B. almost C. still D. rather 6. A. humorous B. committed C. optimistic D. imaginative 7. A. bored B. disappointed C. cautious D. frightened 8. A. genuine B. popular C. courageous D. wise 9. A. receive B. expand C. keep D. practice 10. A. creativity B. honesty C. confidence D. humanity 语法填空 语法填空 In January 2018, the cloning of two long-tailed monkeys, Zhong Zhong and Hua Hua ____11____ (announce) by Chinese Hua Hua, 1.scientists. They were the first-ever primates to have been cloned! In comparison with other species, cloning primates has proved to be “much ____12____ (hard)”, and doing so with non-reproductive cells was even more complicated. Dr. Sun Qiang, director of the research team, said they had been wholly ____13____ (devote) to the research and had been taking care of more than 1,000 monkeys 24 hours a day, 7 days a week for more than 5 years. There had been a number of ____14____ (failure) before they eventually found a way to ____15____ (successful) clone a monkey By the end of each day, we all long for a little personal space and quiet time. Alone time can vary greatly from person to person. For some, it is ____16____ (simple) about being physically away from people, while for others, it is the ability ____17____ (disconnect) when alone. To figure out whether alone time energizes or consumes you, you’d better dedicate a full day just to yourself and observe ____18____ it affects your emotions. If you feel refreshed after taking time to yourself, you can set aside more alone time into your schedule. However, if you feel frustrated when alone, you need to lean into social connections more frequently. DeepSeek-R1, ____19____ core technologies are built upon a next-generation large language model architecture, highlights China’s growing strength in AI innovation. This smart assistant can answer complex questions, create digital art and even write computer code. DeepSeek-R1 learns by repeatedly ____20____ (try), unlike other AIs that rely on large amounts of prepared examples. It practises many times and gets ____21____ (good), much like how students master maths. ____22____ the development of DeepSeek-R1,China shows the world that great things come from new ideas and hard work, not just money. 阅读理解 We are pleased to announce the launch of the “2025 Youth Photo Challenge for Disaster Risk Reduction ”. Young and amateur photographers are invited to participate by sharing their best photos. The top 10 selected photos will be exhibited and featured in UN communication materials, which will foster a greater understanding and appreciation of resilience in the face of climate emergency, and to increase the voices of youth globally. Theme The theme centers on the impact of heat waves, wildfires, and floods. In particular, we encourage participants to: Record solutions, prevention measures, and mechanisms adopted by individuals, local communities, and national authorities to tackle these climate challenges. Reflect innovation and adaptation in the face of adversity. Evaluation criteria Photos will be evaluated based on four criteria: Relevance to theme: This criterion assesses how effectively the photograph captures the impact of heat waves, wildfires, and floods, as well as the response mechanisms employed to address these challenges. Impact and storytelling: This criterion evaluates the emotional strength of the photograph. Special consideration will be given to photos that successfully tell stories of resilience and empowerment. Creativity and originality: This criterion focuses on the uniqueness of the perspective and the innovative reflection of the themes. Technical quality: This criterion examines the technical aspects of the photograph, including composition and overall visual appeal. Submission guidelines Submission deadline: 15 September 2025 Announcement of selected photos: The top 10 photos will be announced on 13 October 2025, the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. Entries should be emailed to undrr-roeca@un.org with the subject line “Summer 2025 Photo Challenge Submission”. Each submission must include: the photographer’s full name and age; location of the photo and date; and brief description (50-100 words) explaining the photo’s context and relevance to the theme. Participants must confirm the originality of their work and ensure they have obtained all necessary permissions for any identifiable individuals in the photos. 23. What do we know about the Photo Challenge? A. It will display the best photographs. B. It mainly focuses on community efforts. C. It is open to professional photographers. D. It aims to work out solutions to disasters. 24. An entry is likely to be chosen if it ___________. A. reflects international relief efforts B. demonstrates the optimism of youth C. shows the appeal of advanced technology D. presents original viewpoints on climate crisis 25. What is one of the requirements for submission? A. Attaching a brief introduction. B. Sending the entry by 13 October. C. Completing an application form. D. Getting permission from the community. After the deadly hurricane in October, Taylor Schenker, who lives in Canton, North Carolina, near hard-hit Asheville, went for a walk with her friend to check out the homes destroyed in the disaster. “We spent about four hours digging through the mud, looking for any belongings we could find,” Schenker said. During the process, she found some photographs that didn’t belong to them and laid them out, hoping they could be reunited with their owners. Schenker said that thinking about the photos she had left behind kept her up that night. She was afraid that if it rained or the wind blew, the photos wouldn’t be able to be reunited with their families. The next day, Schenker went back to collect the photos and ended up finding more — about 200 of them — containing school portraits, birthday cards, and images of childhood friends and families on vacation. She said it was clear that the photos belonged to multiple families, and she understood how special such memories could be to them. Realizing how many important family memories she now had in her possession, she created the Photos from Helene page — a virtual lost-and-found where people could recognize and reclaim their photos. She hoped people would recognize the photos on her page and that word of mouth would help reunite them with their rightful owners. Schenker took the photos home, cleaned them off, and organized them into folders and bins for safekeeping until they could be returned to their owners. Schenker mailed photos to people who were no longer in the area, but she also hand-delivered those that belonged to families who still lived nearby. Each reunion served as a heartwarming reminder of the importance of her work. In one instance, Becky Tate and her daughter both recognized their photos on the online page. Tate’s daughter, Nancy, commented that her mom was in tears when they made the discovery. “The process is definitely fulfilling,” Schenker said. “It’s enjoyable to witness the moment when a photograph is returned to its rightful owner, and to observe people in the comments mentioning each other and sharing their thoughts and saying, ‘Oh my gosh, you just reminded me of this moment in my life that I had totally forgotten about.’” She said she chose the name for her page because most of the photos they’ve seen come out of the hurricane show the devastation (破坏) left behind—but her Photos from Helene are happy memories of Asheville and the lives there. 26. What can we know about the photos on Schenker’s page? A. They were all proof of the hurricane. B. They were seriously damaged in the storm. C. They were left behind by some families on purpose. D. They were discovered in areas impacted by the hurricane. 27. Which sentence best expresses Schenker’s motivation for her page? A. “The hurricane destroyed everything in its path.” B. “I wanted to clean the photos and keep them as memories.” C. “I realized how important these photos must be to someone.” D. “It was just so sad to see so many photos spread and damaged.” 28. Why were Schenker’s actions important after the hurricane? A. They gave comfort to those affected. B. They inspired others to volunteer and help. C. They provided supplies to families in need. D. They raised awareness of survivors’struggles. 29. Which of the following words can best describe Schenker? A. Curious. B. Caring. C. Ambitious. D. Adventurous. In recent research, my colleagues and I set out to investigate the neural (神经的) mechanisms underlying experiences like solving challenging problems. Specifically, we wanted to understand what happens in the brain while a person engages in abstract and demanding thought — so we designed a study involving math expertise. For our experiment, we selected 22 university students majoring in mathematics, along with 22 students from other disciplines. We asked the students to watch step-by-step presentations that explained how to solve several challenging math problems. Throughout this demonstration, the students wore a cap covered with electrodes (电极) so that we could track electrical activity in their brains. After each presentation, they had to report whether they thought they had understood the presentations and how engaged they felt during the experience. We found that students whose coursework involved little mathematics showed more signs of complex activity in the prefrontal cortex (皮层), indicating how hard they were working to understand the various steps of the complex math demonstrations. However, in the other group, we noted significant activity linking the frontal and parietal (顶骨) regions of their brain. More specifically, these areas exhibited a pattern of activity described as delta waves. Some recent research suggests that these delta waves may play a crucial role in the cognitive (认知的) processing that supports deep internal concentration and the relocation of information between distant brain regions. In fact, we suspect that the long-distance delta waves we observed may play a central role whenever people engage in contextual and complex problem-solving. This suggests that engaging brain networks in this way could be useful for many tasks requiring concentration. It’s likely that when people with extensive experience in a task are deeply engaged in that effort, these same delta waves are involved, even as the specific brain networks vary. It’s also possible — though we’ll need to investigate further to be sure — that this state of deep concentration is generalizable: developing this way of thinking in one domain could help you in others. These findings suggest a trade-off that people should keep in mind—particularly as artificial intelligence and other tools offer shortcuts for various forms of problem-solving. Each time we offload a problem to a calculator or ask Al to summarize an essay, we lose an opportunity to improve our own skills and practice deep concentration. To be clear, technologies can boost our efficiency in important ways, but the seemingly “inefficient” hard work we do can be powerful, too. 30. Based on the study results, how do Math majors process challenging math problems differently from non-Math majors? A. They experience less engagement during problem-solving tasks. B. They use more areas of their prefrontal cortex to solve problems. C. They display delta wave activity linking frontal and parietal regions. D. They show slower overall brain activity during complex problem-solving. 31. What does the underlined word “trade-off” in the last paragraph probably refer to? A. Weighing short-term efficiency against lasting cognitive benefits. B. Choosing between immediate convenience and faster results. C. Sacrificing technology’s advantage for human competition. D. Deciding between human effort and advanced tools. 32. Which of the following best summarizes the author’s view on the role of “inefficient” work? A. It allows the brain to build skills that are transferable to other tasks. B. It wastes time and resources compared to using technology. C. It improves engagement but has no cognitive benefits. D. It helps those who are good at subjects like math. 33. What is the best title for the passage? A. Which to Choose: Efficiency or Hard Work? B. What Benefits Us More: AI Tools or Deep Concentration? C. Employing Complex Math Problems to Enhance Delta Waves D. Developing Expertise Improves the Brain’s Ability to Concentrate Newspapers, advertisements, and labels surround us everywhere, turning our environment into a mass of texts to be read or ignored. As the quantity of information we receive continually increases and as information spreading is shifting from page to screen, it may be time to ask how changes in our way of reading may affect our mental life. For how we receive information bears vitally on the ways we experience and interpret reality. What is most obvious in the evolution of reading is the gradual displacement of the vertical (垂直的) by the horizontal—a shift from intensive to extensive reading. In our culture, access is not a problem, but proliferation (激增) is. And the reading act is necessarily different than it was in its earliest days. Awed by the availability of texts, the reader tends to move across surfaces without allowing the words to resonate (共鸣) inwardly. Interestingly, this shift from vertical to horizontal parallels the overall societal shift from bounded lifetimes spent in single locales to lives lived in wider geographical areas amid streams of data. This larger access was once regarded as worldliness—one traveled, knew the life of cities, the ways of diverse people…. It has now become the birthright of anyone who owns a television set. How do we square the advantages and disadvantages of horizontal and vertical awareness? The villagers, who know everything about their surroundings, are blessedly unaware of events in distant lands. The media-obsessed urbanites, by contrast, never lose their awareness of what happens in different parts of the world. We may ask, which people are happier? The villagers may have found more sense in things owing both to the limited range of their concern and the depth on their information. But restricted conditions and habit also suggest boredom and limitation. The lack of a larger perspective (视角) leads to suspiciousness and cautious conservatism, but for the same reason, the constant availability of data and macro-perspectives has its own decreasing returns. When everything is happening everywhere, it gets harder to care about anything. How do we assign value? Where do we find the fixed context that allows us to create a narrative of sense about our lives? Ideally, I suppose, one would have the best of both worlds—the purposeful fixity of the local, as well as the availability of enhancing views: a natural ecology of information and context. 34. What can we learn about the first two paragraphs? A. Readers today tend to ignore deep engagement with texts. B. It’s difficult to shift from vertical to horizontal reading. C. Where and how we read texts shapes our mental life. D. People are tired of information proliferation. 35. According to the passage, villagers . A. have a deeper understanding of their surroundings B. show no interest in what happens in the world C. are less bored than media-obsessed urbanites D. cannot adapt to changing situations 36. What can we learn from the passage? A. Vertical awareness allows us to care about others. B. Changes in our reading habits lead to the societal shift. C. It’s wise to keep a balance between a local and a global view. D. Horizontal reading affects our mindset more than vertical reading. The term “growth mindset” has become something of a buzzword in our life. You can find it everywhere you look—in the seminars of motivational speakers, in the education course descriptions, and in the mission statements of companies.____37____ One of the biggest misconceptions about growth mindset is that it is the same thing as being open-minded in your beliefs. This is untrue. Being open-minded in your beliefs is often the belief on what true growth mindset is, but this is actually called “false growth mindset” in the research community.____38____What this means is that they have a fixed belief on their intelligence level, which is exactly what a fixed mindset is. They believe that they are growing, when in reality they are not. Being open-minded to other people’s beliefs and new things is great, but it does not mean that you are actually learning anything. Furthermore, there is no way to ever have a truly complete growth mindset.____39____It is important that you accept this and embrace it, while still desiring to experience growth anyway. This is the only way you can truly foster as m’ of a growth mindset as humanly possible. ____40____Unproductive efforts that are merely done for the reward or outcome are not considered to be growth mindset. True growth mindset has nothing to do with reward or outcome. Rather, it is based entirely on the learning and growing process itself. When you are invested in a growth mindset, you are invested in the process regardless of the outcome. ____41____You cannot simply “have” a growth mindset. You have to want one, and invest in having one. Understanding the truth about growth mindset will enable you to understand exactly how this trait can assist you in life. A. Mindset is a lot harder than “just do it”. B. It is virtually impossible, as we are all fixed in some way or another. C. Another false belief is that growth mindset is about rewarded efforts. D. A second misconception is that people’s motivation comes from the process. E. But despite its popularity, some people don’t understand what it actually means. F. This is essentially people who have an “I already have it, and I always have” attitude. G. Growth mindset assists people in having greater results from what they set out to accomplish. 阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题纸指定区域作答。 I smile as soon as I am greeted by the barista (咖啡师) who knows my name and order. As I head to a table, latte in hand, I feel a lightness in my step. This is a feeling you might experience in your daily life as well. Chances are, there are people you come into contact with daily, who you may not know well but can put a smile on your face. People like this are called “consequential strangers”. They could be the neighbor you chat to or even the person you regularly make small talk with at the gym. Typically, our lives feature many consequential strangers. We may only know some of them for a short time, whereas others may become longstanding parts of our lives. Like me, counsellor Tina Chummun has found that the barista she sees regularly is an important consequential stranger to her. “I trust the feedback from the barista because she has a completely different perspective of me,” she explains. Consequential strangers can give us a space to talk about things that perhaps we don’t with other people in our lives, and to hear alternative perspectives. These interactions are emotionally beneficial as well: the consequential strangers in my life not only help me feel a stronger sense of belonging to my community but also help with loneliness. And some of these connections could potentially become supportive relationships we can turn to for help. “There are many ways that you can approach strangers and start conversations,” says Tina. “If you’re at a train station waiting for a train, you can strike up a conversation about how annoying the delay is.” You may find that this brings you into a fuller conversation, but even if you only have a fleeting exchange with someone, this is a great way to build your confidence. Of course, not every consequential stranger is going to become a good friend and that’s OK. Still, they are a valuable part of your life, able to make you smile and feel a sense of connection. And that in itself is well worth celebrating. 42. What kind of people does the term “consequential strangers” refer to? _________________________________________________________ 43. How do consequential strangers contribute to the author’s emotional well-being? _________________________________________________________ 44. Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why. Having consequential strangers is well worth celebrating as they are going to become your good friends. _________________________________________________________ 45. Write about one of your consequential strangers and how he/she influences you.( In about 40 words) _________________________________________________________ 46. 假设你是红星中学高三学生李华。你的外国好友Jim即将参加主题为“Skills Needed for a Sustainable Future”的联合国青年论坛(UN Youth Forum)，为此发来邮件，就发言内容询问你的想法。请你用英文给他回复，内容包括： 1．你认为重要的技能； 2．说明理由。 注意：1．词数100左右； 2．开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear Jim, ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $